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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Tan A. Ince, Miami, FL (US);
Tong Ihn Lee, Somerville, MA (US);
Richard A. Young, Weston, MA (US);
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods of targeting tumor stem cells that comprise inhibiting the level and/or activity of HDAC1, HDAC7 and phosphorylated HDAC7. The invention further provides methods for identifying tumor stem cells comprising detecting increased levels and/or activity of HDAC1, HDAC7 and phosphorylated HDAC7. Further provided are kits and articles of manufacture comprising inhibitors of the level and/or activity of HDAC1, HDAC7 and phosphorylated HDAC7. Methods for screening for inhibitors of the level and/or activity of HDAC1, HDAC7 and phosphorylated HDAC7 are also provided.